Improving the Feng Shui of Doors That Are Directly Aligned

5 Feng Shui Approaches to Aligned Doors

All About Doors and Feng Shui

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In the practice of feng shui, it is considered bad energy flow when doors are directly aligned within the house or within the same room. Why is this?

Feng shui is all about creating a balanced and harmonious flow of energy in your home. The direct alignment of two or more doors is thought to create a low, harsh quality of feng shui energy sometimes called sha chi. If you imagine chi, or energy, to behave like water flowing, you can begin to understand the principle. Just as water can rush very fast through two or more directly aligned doors without slowing down to actually nourish the space, so, too, does chi energy behave.

It feng shui, it is especially important to avoid a direct alignment of the front door with the back door. When this occurs, all the good feng shui energy coming through the main door easily flows through and escapes through the back door without circulating and nourishing your home. Take this into consideration when you plan to renovate or remodel your home.

Your house needs good feng shui energy just as its inhabitants need good quality air. It is important to be aware of the quality of feng shui energy created by your floor plan and to take steps to create better energy. But don't worry if you live in a house with a direct alignment of doors. Depending on your floor plan, your budget, and your personal decor style, there are some practical feng shui tips to help the flow of energy in your space.

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Table and Flowers

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Many feng shui solutions rely on moving the path of the energy and preventing it from flowing directly in and out of the house. For example, one idea is to place a round table in the direct pathway of the energy flow. This will redirect the energy and slow it down. A vase with fresh flowers on the table will improve the energy even further.

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Work with Color

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Work with color to change the relationship between the doors. Choose the right feng shui color for the area and strengthen one door more than the other. This will change the relationship between the two directly aligned doors and slow down the energy.

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Get Help From a Tall Plant

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Place a plant with a strong presence in the direct pathway of energy. The feng shui use of a plant, ideally tall and wide and in a visually strong pot, will have a similar effect of redirecting the energy.

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Reposition Your Furniture

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Reposition the existing furniture pieces to create a redirection of energy flow. If there is enough space between the directly aligned doors, create a nice grouping or a conversation area in the direct pathway. Ground the energy even more by including a colorful rug in the area.

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Keep Experimenting

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The goal is to redirect and soften the harsh energy flow created by two or more directly aligned doors. As you recall the metaphor of chi energy flowing in the same way as water, imagine how you could slow down and redirect the flow of water in your home. Experiment until you find the decor solution that works best for you and your home.

Be sure to choose a strategy that is aesthetically pleasing and works for your home on a practical level. Improving the feng shui energy with decor items appropriate for your lifestyle is the best and most powerful application of feng shui.